The Kids Table

Shane Wallen: Read the Mood Ring, Not Just the Data | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 36

This week, Gunnar and Jen sit down with Shane Wallen, who spent a decade as a strength and performance coach in Major League Baseball before walking away this past off-se

Shawn Melland & Bo Sandoval: The Tribe You Didn't Know You Needed | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 35

This week, Gunnar Peterson and Jen Widerstrom welcome Shawn Melland and Bo Sandoval for another special SORINEX Summer Strong conversation that starts with coaching and q

Jon Heck & Gabe Watson: Staying the Authority in the Room | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 34

We’re back this week, live from Sorinex (https://www.sorinex.com/), and pull up our chairs with Jon Heck and Gabe Watson for a conversation that starts with rivalries and

John Welbourn: The World’s Most Violent Nerd | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 33

Another year, another (https://www.sorinex.com/). Former NFL offensive lineman John Welbourn joins The Kids Table at this year’s SS19 conference for a conversation that g

Justin Cross: The Earn It Mentality | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 32

This week at The Kids Table, Jen and Gunnar sit down with Justin Cross, founder of Earn Your Booze and a man whose entire philosophy can be summed up in one simple idea:

Melina Davies: An Unlikely Ingredient To Success | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 31

This week at The Kids Table, Gunnar, Jen, and the crew sit down with restaurateur and Olive & Thyme founder Melina Davies for a conversation that goes way deeper than foo

Colin Schoen: Why Good Trainers Still Fail | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 30

Trainer and IFBB Pro Colin Schoen sits down at The Kids Table this week for a conversation about what it really takes to build a career in fitness that lasts. From his ea

Season Johnson: Growth, Pressure, and Thriving Through Cancer | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 29

Season Johnson pulls up a chair at The Kids Table this week for a conversation that hits home for Gunnar and brings you inside a world most people never see. Working clos

Graham Barham: Whiskey, Workouts, and Why He’s Not Wearing Out! | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 28

Graham Barham pulls up a chair at The Kids Table this week for a conversation that moves from small-town Louisiana to sold-out stages, with a whole lot of real life in be

Ivey Childers: Creativity, Risk, and Starting Over | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 27

Ivey Childers sits down at The Kids Table this week for a conversation that moves from building a custom cake business in Nashville to launching her own tequila brand. Iv

Robbie Kroger: Conservation Through Hunting & Opening Minds | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 26

Robbie Kroger pulls up a chair at The Kids Table this week and quickly turns a conversation about a controversial hunting photo into something much bigger. He shares how

Hugh Howser: Clean Comic But Filthy In Real Life | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 25

Comedian Hugh Howser pulls up a chair at The Kids Table this week for a conversation that moves from Nashville comedy clubs to the psychology of making people laugh. Hugh

Craig Susser: From Maitre D’ to the World’s Friendliest Mogul | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 24

Welcome to Season 2 of The Kids Table! We’ve settled into our new space over at Gunnar’s Nashville HQ, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring you our first guest, Craig

Brett Bartholomew Pt.2: Why Communication Beats Programming | The Kids Table Ep.23

Part two with Brett Bartholomew leans into the messy middle of communication, the part that shows up in relationships, leadership, and the everyday moments where things e

Brett Bartholomew Pt. 1: Why Communication Beats Programming | The Kids Table Ep. 22

Welcome back to The Kids Table, where the conversation starts with fitness and quickly turns into something much bigger. In part one of this conversation, Brett Bartholom

Best Moments of 2025! | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 21

To kick off 2026 at The Kids Table, we’ve pulled the moments from 2025 that still make us laugh, pause, and learn along side of. This compilation episode is a highlight r

Best Listener Questions of 2025! | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 20

To send 2025 out right, we grabbed our favorite listener questions of the year and stitched them into one big Kids Table hang. You will hear trainers asking how to turn a

Garth Bouldin: Only The Boring Are Bored | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 19

Garth Bouldin is proof you do not need a massive platform to be a massive presence. He is Gunnar’s next door neighbor, the owner of Gateway Tire, and the kind of guy who

The “Overtraining” Myth and Real Paths to Success | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 18

Your questions, our hot seat. In this Q& A episode, we break down HIIT fatigue, why most people are under-recovering instead of overtraining, and how to cycle heavy lifts

Balance Is Fake And We’re All Drinking Less (Sort Of) | The Kids Table Podcast Ep. 17

This week’s episode starts with fake sick days and somehow ends up in breakups, burnout, and why trainers should stop pretending they have perfect balance. Gunnar, Luke,